An M.B.A.'s worth. (Letters).THE GARBAGE CAN MAY BE RIGHT WHERE my M.B.A. in finance ends up ["What Is Your M.B.A. Worth?" March 2003]. After leaving a successful career as a manager at a Fortune 200 company to pursue a teaching fellowship in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , I'm back in San Antonio and cannot seem to pick up where I left off. Simply because careers had come so easily for me (nine years with the Air Force and nine [in corporate America]), I found your article illuminating and disheartening--illuminating because there is hope, and disheartening dis·heart·en tr.v. dis·heart·ened, dis·heart·en·ing, dis·heart·ens To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit. See Synonyms at discourage. because by obtaining that graduate degree, I automatically assumed it would be the key to more fulfilling responsibilities, or at least fawning deference. (Just kidding--what's an M.B.A. without a sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour ?) Nevertheless, after reading your article, I agree wholeheartedly whole·heart·ed adj. Marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm: wholehearted approval. whole that the ability to market one's self far outweighs the ostensible "paper." As a result, I've not yet tossed my M.B.A. I see now that I need to demonstrate how it will shape my future, instead of just resting on its gold-embossed laurels. Carey E. Calvert Jr. San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. calvertwon@earthlink.net |
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